black mamba
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Good morning, Guardians! Gunpowder Imperial green tea for me and RALF this morning.

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I'm not sure what size you are after, @waynorth . Here are a couple smaller sizes. Right click any pic then click copy. Then go to where you want it, right click and click paste.I have a new picture/logo for my Guardians signature, but cannot remember how to install it!!
Photoship made a mess of my old one, so I managed to delete it!
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Thanks, OG, Ansel Adams and Lambsfoot knives...classic!As usual, I was 3 + pages behind when I got hereThe biggest problem is that usually while I'm doing my 1 finger typing, 4 or more posts suddenly appear and I end up leaving those out
Anyway, I hope everyone had/has a wonderful pre Canada Day Sunday and apologies to those I missed.
"Up one row and back down the other" Great pic and apologies to Merle Haggard
That is beauty
Keep your powder dry. For sure, that's a cornucopia of Lambsfoots
Nice pic of your Hartshead
FANTASTIC B&W pic, "Ansel would be proud"
Rosie sure looks good in the morning (I think than might make a pretty good country song title)
A fine pic like that is a great way to start the day
"Calms the soul" - right onThanks for getting the info for Jack's article, I'll give it a read in a bit
Great photo - you sure nailed it
I just picked some cherries up yesterday - guess I'll be spittin' pits with you today. . Enjoy
I'm sure many are aware of the references to Ansel Adams made by myself and others. I'm thinking about getting a print of this one (whenever my wallet stops getting emptied from buying knives, that is)
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All flushed, oiled, honed and ready for what ever comes our way
OG
Greg, balance in our lives is definitely a good thing...I have a problem deciding what all to take off or put on the scaleI think there might be too much caffeine in the brew, Jack. Your hands must have been shaking when you took the photo. The blade looks positively wavy.
Whatever it is, it's spectacular.
Boy, I'll say! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Amen, to that. I love spending time in the Sierras. Such a magical place.
Thanks for the commiseration/reassurance. Appreciated.
Thanks, GT. I used some custom software that I wrote. I'll PM you later to fill you in with more details without putting everyone else to sleep.
I'm in the same boat, GT. If I'm honest with myself, I spent way too much time here last week trying to keep up. In order to prevent letting the pendulum swing back too far the other way and being absent for an extended time again, I'm going to have to find a way to strike a balance. That'll no doubt require a mighty dose of self-discipline to refrain from checking in too often and a bit of restraint to avoid trying to always keep up with commenting.
I like what others have said about "being liberal with the like button" and I'll try to at least do that. Even though my commenting is necessarily going to have to go down in order to keep this a sustainable enterprise, hopefully that's a way I can at least signify "I appreciate your post and the effort you put into it." We'll see how it goes.
And now for a little rosewood:
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The instructions on this bag of coffee from Brasil said to use scissors. Fortunately we all know a better tool for that job.
I hope everyone has a great rest of their Sunday. Have a good week next week, Guardians!
Old Guy, being a Rockies fan, I don't have much sympathy for you and the Giants...but I do empathize. Rockies have been 'cellar dwellers' much more than I'd like to remember. Dodgers are the best team in MLB(well, best record) right now and that doesn't help!Thank you very much guys. Gonna go now, the Giants game is on (it's hard to be a Giants fan sometimes and this is one of those times)
Jack Black - the Knife Magazine Barlow article was a GREAT read
Your input was certainly obvious! Well done
I thoroughly enjoyed it
Just wondering, did you watch any of the Boston/Yankees London game Sat. night? A total of 30 runs, 37 hits, and 16 pitchers were used!
Yankees won, 17-13! If not, you missed a beaut. What a slug fest! They sure ain't usually like that!
OG
Welcome, Tyler, enjoy that handsome ebony Waynorth Lambsfoot!![]()
Please consider this my application to join the guardians
Tyler
He's in great shape Dennis, and recovers quickly...plus he's a napper. I'm not in great shape, don't recover quickly but do hold my own with nappingThat's one Pooped Pup, Preston! Looks like all three of you got a workout!![]()
That's a wonderful photo of two precision instruments!My shot for Sunday! ( in case nobody has seen these very special knives from exotic England.)
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Thank you, Dwight. Yours is nice too.
I'm not ever drinking anything called gunpowder, but it's a beautiful picture.Good morning, Guardians! Gunpowder Imperial green tea for me and RALF this morning.
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Great shot, Trav.
Congratulations, José! Granddaughters are the best!
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Cool photo, Jack! I hope you minded those thorns when you retrieved your knife afterwards. Or at least are current on your tetanus shot.
Now that’s a good way to oil the joints.... yours and its.![]()
I'm not ever drinking anything called gunpowder, but it's a beautiful picture.![]()
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Rum and Gunpowder... Sounds like an explosive combination.I think some pirates used to drink something which actually involved real gunpowder - I imagine rum was another ingredient!Probably more for bravado than flavour I imagine
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Wish I was a pickpocket.Great couple of knives and beautiful pictures, Jack.
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It's really a real USA made Real Lambfoot Knife.
Great pocket fare, Jack, have a good day.Morning Guardians, hope everyone had a great weekendI'm hoping to catch up a little later in the day, when I have more time. For now, here's my pocket content
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A hug out to you and your newly arrived granddaughter! Wonderful photo of your polished Pere David Lambsfoot.A good week for all of you Guardians.
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Hello everyone, as we here are all like a family, there is one thing I want to share with you, I was the first time Grandfather of a beautiful girl on June 25 and whose name is Mariana.
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Congrats! Being a Grandpa is truly one of life's greatest blessings. Our oldest grandchild graduated high school a couple weeks ago![]()
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Hope you have a good week too, Jose.![]()
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Congratulations, José! Granddaughters are the best!
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A hug out to you and your newly arrived granddaughter! Wonderful photo of your polished Pere David Lambsfoot.